Sarnia has two wins, two losses and a tie this season against the Kings

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The Sarnia Legionnaires will try again Thursday for their first win of 2018.

Here's a preview of the Western Ontario Hockey Conference game:

WHO: Legionnaires (21-11-1-5) versus Komoka Kings (9-22-4-2). Game time is set for 7:10 p.m at the Sarnia Arena.

SIGNIFICANCE:

The Legionnaires need a victory to keep pace with St. Thomas, Leamington and LaSalle in the tightly bunched Western Jr. 'B' standings. With only 13 games left in the regular schedule Sarnia could realistically finish anywhere from second to fifth. Needless to say, every point is crucial at this stage of the season.

Komoka needs the points to stay in seventh place ahead of Strathroy and St. Marys.

WHO IS HOT:

Sarnia: Rookie Nolan DeGurse scored two goals in his last outing, bringing the 16-year-old's production for the campaign to date up to 13 goals and six assists.

Veteran Alec DeKoning also had a pair of goals last time out. He now has 11 goals and 27 points in just 24 contests.

Newcomer Cameron Hough has fit effortlessly into the lineup, scoring two points in his first two games.

Komoka: Wes Dobbin got the overtime winner last Saturday as the Kings edged the Legionnaires 6-5 in double overtime. He now has seven points in his last five games, including four in the big win over Sarnia.

Joel Mazzilli had a five-point night against Sarnia, bringing his totals for the last five games up to 11 points.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Sarnia's powerplay is scoring just under 20 per cent of the time while its penalty killers get the job done 79.7 per cent of the time. Komoka clicks with the extra man at a 16.8 per cent rate while its PK men are successful just over 82 per cent of the time.

HISTORY: They say anything can happen in Jr. 'B' hockey and that's certainly been the case when Sarnia has played Komoka this season. Although the Legionnaires are contenders for a spot in the top four, they have had their hands full with the Kings, who are struggling just to make the playoffs.

Indeed, during their first five meetings both clubs have two wins. The other game was a tie.

When Sarnia has won, it has done so in spectacular fashion, crushing Komoka 12-3 and 8-1. But the Kings have got in their licks too, winning 3-2 (right in the Sarnia Arena) and 6-5. The deadlocked game ended with a 3-3 score.